diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a8c63af6..ae8692e5a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ frontend:
 
 backend:
 	docker-compose -f build/docker-compose.yml up backend redis nginx
+
+postgres: 
+	docker-compose -f build/docker-compose.yml up postgres
diff --git a/build/docker-compose.yml b/build/docker-compose.yml
index 1b94be668..a245a93e6 100644
--- a/build/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/build/docker-compose.yml
@@ -34,3 +34,16 @@ services:
     depends_on:
      - backend
      - frontend
+  postgres:
+    container_name: bt_postgres
+    image: postgres:latest
+    volumes:
+      - ./bt_main.dump:/bt_main.dump
+      - ./postgres-data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    ports:
+      - "54321:5432"
+    environment:
+      - "POSTGRES_DB=bt_main"
+      - "POSTGRES_USER=bt"
+      - "POSTGRES_PASSWORD=bt"
+